Specific-gravity balance.



B. R. JOLLY.

SPECIFIC GRAVITY BALANCE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1910.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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B. R. JOLLY.

SPECIFIC GRAVITY BALANCE.

APPLICATION FILED mmzz, 1910.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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B. R. JOLLY.

SPECIFIC GRAVITY BALANCE. APPLICATION FILED JAILZZ, 1910.

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' casing 9. The lower end o BENJAMIN BUSH J OLLY, 0F RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA SPECIFIC-GRAVITY BALANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented SeptQ, 1913.

Application filed January 22', 1910. Serial No. 539,511]

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN RUsH JOLLY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Raleigh, in the county of Wake and State of North Carolina, have made-certain new and useful Improvements in Specific-Gravity Balances, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in indicating balances and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a device which is somewhat similar in its nature to that disclosed in a prior Patent No. 945,329, of January 4, 1910, but which diflers in certain novel features which will be made subject of the appended claims.

An object of my invention is to provide a device in which certain balancing processes are carried out by means of a thumbscrew which operates a dial so that when a balance is obtained the pointer on the dial will indicate directly the fineness of gold or silver without further calculation.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a front view of my improved balance. Fig. 2 is a vertical section along the line 2'2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an en-, larged sectional view of the upper part of' Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section along the line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a section along "the line 66 of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a section; along the line 7-7 of F ig. 2. Fig. 8- is an. enlarged detail view of a portion of the beam. Fig. 9 is asection along the line 9-4) of Fig. 8 Fig. 10 is a rear view of theopposite end of the beam from that shown in 8, showing the moving parts in one po- Fi sition, and Fig 11 1s a similar view, showing the moving parts in another posltlon.

In carrying out my invention I provide a base 1 to which is secured an upright 2. In the rear of the upright is secured a metallic strip 3, which bears at its upper end a set screw 4, arranged to pass through a spacing member 5, which is secured to the end of the strip 3, in the manner shown in Fig. 2. Between the member 3 and the upright 2, I arrange a slidable rod 6, which is slotted at 7, inits upper end, to receive a set screw 8, which Ipasses into the the casing is pivotally secured to the rod 6 by means of the screw '10. In Fig.- .2, I have shown the v casing 9 :as resting directly upon the top of the standard 2,- but it will be understood that by unloosen'ing the set screw 4 the casing may be elevated or lowered by lifting it vertically and clamping it in position by means of the screw i. It will also be seen that by moving the casing" on its pivotal screw 10, and then tightening the screw ,8, the device may be leveledas iaras the opposite ends of the scale beam are concerned. To assist in this leveling operation I have provided the spirit level 11. The means for leveling the beam from front to rear is one of the novel features of the device and will be explained later.

In Fig. 1, I have shown a stand 12 for a cup or other receptacle, 13, This stand is ad ustably secured to the member 8 by means of a set-screw 14 and may be adjusted as desired.

In Fig. 3- is best shown the balance beam support. It consists of an L-shaped member 15 which is secured to the interior of the casing '9 by means of screws 16, and is suitably braced by a cross member 17 At the outer end of the member 15 is an upturned end 18 consisting of a yoke in which is the front bearing 19 for the balance, see Fig. 4:. This bearing is pivotally suspended at 20 to the arms of the yoke 18. At the rear of the L-shaped member 15 is anupwardly projecting U-shaped extension 21 between the arms of which is pivotally mounted aV-shap'ed bearing 22. This bearing is suspended from the pin28.

The supporting bar for the beam is best shown in Fig. 3-. It'consists of a tapering member 24 having a front knife-edge 2'5 and a rear knife-edge 26. The former rests on the flatsurface of the bearing 19, while I the latter engages underneath the V-shaped slot in the bearing 22. It will be apparent from this arrangement that the bearings will adjust themselves so as to permit both the front and rear knife-edges to contact along their entire bearing. surface. On the upper side of the'niember 24, immediately above the pivoted pin 20, is a cone-shaped recess, 27 arranged to receive the end of the rod 28, which may be screwed down to a suflicientdistance to allow the member 524 to be lifted slightly from the bearing. It serves to bring the balance back into "posh tion if. it should slip on the bearing and also serves to arrestthe motion of the balance.

In Figs. 3, '4 and 5 I have shown the means by which the beam ..may be lifted from its bearings while not in use. This comprisesa rod 29 extending downwardly through the top of the casing and provided on its upper end with a thumb-screw 30. The lower. end of the rod is threaded toeX- tend into a lateral projection 31, of a slidable plate 32, having a central opening 33, through which'the support 24 passes and which is provided with shoulders 34 and 35.

The bot-tom of the plate 32 is provided -with a guide rod 36 which extends through is pivoted at 39 and Whose end extends underneath the thumb-screw 30. By bearing down on the raised end the rod 29 may be lifted, thereby carrying with it the plate 32, and when pressure is relieved, the beam 1s free to osc1llate.- 7

Referring now particularly to the construction of the beam itself, it will be seen that it comprises a main bar 40 which is slotted on one end at. 41 and which may be provided with a suitablescale (as-for instance pennyweights) on its upper edge as shown at 42. These divisions indicate the distance to which the large slide weight 43 is moved. A smaller Weight 44 is secured in the slot 41 of the beam 40 and the distance to which this weight is moved maybe read by the scale 46 on the lower edgeof the beam. A third still smaller weight 45 is sliclably secured to the weight 44 by means of the staples 47 and the distance to which this weight is movedis indicated by thescale 48 on the weight 44. In order to manipulate these weights from without, the

casing, I provide the rod 49 which extends throughthe casing and is provided with a U-shaped inner end 50, which may be turned so aslto engage the pins 43 and 45- on the largest and smallest weights 43 and 45 respectively. The weight 44 may be moved to a desired position by the engagement of the pin 45' with the'staples 47 at either end. At the outer end of the beam is a pointer 51 whose end is adjacent the scale 52 secured to the casing. An adjusting nut 53 is also provided for bringing the scale to the zero point. In Figs. 2 and 3, I have shown a downwardly extending rod 54 provided with thereof may be readily understood.

a nut 55 for adjusting the sensibility of the balance; The compensating mechanism for this balance is on the opposite end of the scale beam, on the rear side thereof, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11. It consists of the sliding bars 56 and 57 whose ends terminate in, racks 56 and 57 respectively. These bars slide beneath cleats 58 and 59. The racks are held in contact with the pinion 60 by means of a spring 61. At the outer end of the bar 56, the suspending chains 62 and 63 are attached. It will be observed that the bar 57 has a portion which is larger than the bar 56. v This portion constitutes-a sliding weight which is a compensating weight.

. The shaft 64 extends through the beam 40 andbears on its outer end a pointer 65 which is secured frictionally to the shaft 64 in the manner of a clock hand. This pointer is adjacent the scale 66 which is securedto the scale beam. The scale may be marked with numbers designating carats as shown at 67 or with marks designating the fineness of silver as at 68. r

The means for manipulating the slides 56 and 57 1s best shown in Fig. 7 It consists of a rod 69 which engages a threaded nut 70. This nut is slidably mounted 011 a rod 71 secured to the inner side of the casing, and is provided with the arms 72 and 73 which are arranged to engage a pin 74 on the rod 56. It will be observed that when one of the arms'72 and 73 is in contact with the pin 74, the other arm is free, so that when the thumb-nut 69 at the'end of the rod 69 is turned, one of the arms will engage the pin to forcethe rod 56 in one direct-ion,

whileth'e rod '57 will move in the opposite direction, through the action of the pinion 60 on the racks. Moreover, the rotation of the shaft 64 will cause the pointer to revolve over the face of the scale.

The apparatus may be provided with the glass front 7 5 and the chains 62 and 63 may extend through an opening 76 in the bottom of the casing so that the apparatus may be manipulated without the necessity of opening the casing.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device the operation y means of the thumbwheel 69 the rod 56 is run to its innermost position and the rod 57 to its outermost position, this being gaged by the stop 57 which engages the rod 57,

see Fig. 10. The pointer 65 is now adjusted to the mark 24 on the scale which indicates pure gold. Let us assume that the fineness of an article such as a gold ring is to be determined. In the first place a level is obtained by means of the thumb-screw S in the manner already described. The weights 43, 44, and 45 are'placed in the zero 'position shown in Fig. 1 and the nut 53 is adjusted soithat when the scale beam is re nee-awe leased by turning the thumb-nut 30 the pointer will be at the zeropos-ition. Now the article is placed on "the chain 62 and a balance is obtained by moving the larger weights to the proper position by means of the rod 49. In the process of balancing the article it is more "convenient to use the lever 38 at the top of the casing to raise the scale beam off from its knife-edges. A fter having obtained a balance, the weight is shifted to the chain 63 and the cup 13, containing water, is raised so as to immerse the article in the water. Obviously the buoyant force of the water will require a readjustment of weights of the scale beam in "order to obtain a balance. This, however, is eitect-ed by means of the thumb-wheel 69 at the opposite. end of the beam, for by turning the thumbwheel the rod 56 is moved outwardly and, hence the ring is moved farther away from the center of the beam, until a point is reached where the weight of the article in the water will just balance the weights on the opposite end of the beam. This is gotten by a series of trials in which the pointer is moved in the manner explained, the arms 72 and 73 being moved away from the pin '74 at each trial, in order to give the beam opportunity to swing when it is released by the lever 38 on top of the casing. Finally a balance is obtained, and by reading the scale one may determine the fineness of the gold directly.

Instead of using two chains, the chain 62 alone may be used. In this case the additional distance to which the article is to be moved is equal to the distance between the two chains. The pointer then has to be re-adjusted so as to read correctly and its re-adjustment will depend upon the relative sizes of the pinion and the racks. This, however, is a matter of experiment and when the pointer is once set there is no need for any further adjustment, provided the weighings are made with the single chain.

In using my scale for purposes of de termining specific gravity, it is only necessary to provide a disk calibrated with the proper numerals, and this may be done in precisely the same way as before by taking two or more substances of known specific gravity, balancing them in air and in water and in marking on the disk their appropriate numbers and subdividing the disk accordingly.

It will be seen that I have provided a device in which the fineness of the precious metals in common use can be quickly and accurately determined without the necessity of making a chemical analysis of the composition of the metal, or of resorting to expensive balances of delicate construction.

I am aware that various modifications of the device based upon the same general idea, might be made, but I regard as my own and wish to claim all such modifications as fairly fall within the spirit and the scope of the invention.

I claim 1. In a balance, a casing, a ally m'oimted within said casing, weights carried by said beam at one end, compensatmeans carried by said beam at the other *end, said compensating means including a pan" of rack bars, means arranged to pro ect through said casing for moving one of said rack bars, a pinion for communicating the movement 0t one rack bar to the other rack bar, a pointer secured to the shaft of the pinion and a dial for indicating the movement of the pointer.

2. Ina balance, a casing, a beam pivotally mounted within said casing, a series beam, pivotof adjustable weights carried by the beam on-one end thereof, compensating means carried by the other end of the beam, said compensating means including a pair of rack bars, suspending means carried by one of said bars, a nut slidably supported by said casing and arranged to engage one of said bars, a threaded rod arranged to extend through said casing for moving said nut, a pinion for communicating the motion of one rack bar to the other, a pointer secured to the shaft and a dial for indicating the movement of the pointer.

3. In a balance, a casing, a beam pivotally suspended within said casing and provided with adjustable weights on one end, compensating means slidably secured to the opposite end of the beam, said compensating means including a pair of racks, a pinion for communicating the movement of one rack to the other, and a spring for holding,

said racks into engagement with said pin ion, suspending means carried by one of said racks, a rod secured to said casing, a nut slidably mounted thereon and provided with arms, a pin carried by one of said racks and arranged to be engaged by the arms of said nut, and a rod rotatably mounted in the wall of said casing and having a threaded end arranged to engage the threads of said nut.

4. In a balance, a pivoted beam provided with slidable weights on one end and having compensating means slidably mounted on the opposite end, suspending means carried by said compensating means, a screw for moving said compensating means longitudinally of the beam, a dial fixed with respect to said beam, and a rotary pointer mounted at the center of the dial and actuated by said compensating means for in- I said standard, means for retaining the cas a's upport therefor having upper and lower knife-edges, pivoted bearings for said knifeedges, a supporting plate arranged to engage said'beam to lift it from its bearings, and a threaded rod extendlng through the wall of the casing and arranged to engage said plate for bringing the latter into and out of engagement with said beam.

7. In a balance, a casmg, a beam plvotally mounted on said casing, a pa1r of weights slidably'mounted on said beam, one of said (weights being provided with stop members a third weight slidably supported pendent of-the weight upon which it is mounted.

BENJAMIN RUSH JOLLY.

Witnesses:

J. C. MATTHUS, TI-IEO. M. WEBB.

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